Aldermen push back against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s emergency powers proposal – Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot is planning to introduce an ordinance directly to the Budget Committee on Tuesday, granting her administration the ability to move money within the city budget to pay for coronavirus-related expenses without first needing aldermanic approval. Many of the powers already are part of an executive order the mayor signed in March.

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